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235 Photos of Ships that have visited Menominee and Marinette during the 2003 shipping season. I will update this page as the ships arrive throughout the year. NOTE: This Gallery is now complete. *** COMING SOON - the new "2004 Menominee & Marinette Ships" page!
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This photo gallery will be presented in chronological order
(rather than alphabetical order by ship name)
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Ships Featured On This Page:
Adimon, Agawa Canyon, Algosteel, Gregory J. Busch, Calumet, Ziemia Chelminska, Chios Pride, Amelia Desgagnes, Catherine Desgagnes, USCG Fir, USCG Hollyhock, Jacqueline Nicole, Jimmy L, Darya Kamal, Erika Kobasic, Kwintebank, Mackinaw, Menominee, Milk and Honey, USCG Mobile Bay, Guy V. Molinari, Olive L. Moore, Pere Marquette 41/Undaunted, Prinsenborg, Rio Glory, William C. Selvick, USCG Sequoia, Thekla, Vancouverborg, Joyce L. VanEnkevort, Varnebank, Vechtborg, Victoriaborg, Viking I, Virginiaborg, Vlieborg, Vlistborg, Volmeborg
Viking I TowOn January 19, 2003 the former carferry "Viking" (ex - Ann Arbor No. 7) was towed to its new owners, K&K Warehouse, Inc. in Menominee, MI. Note new name: "Viking I"
Viking I - Old carferry being towed into Menominee River inner harbor at dawn on a cold, icy day
Olive L. Moore - ice covered tug leads the Viking I tow into Menominee
Viking I - former carferry that once served Menominee
Joyce L. VanEnkevort - tug that broke the ice in the river now trails the tow
Viking I - tow heads up-river to K&K Warehouse in Menominee
Olive L. Moore - leads the Viking I to the dock at sunrise
Viking I - being tied up at K&K Warehouse East Dock in Menominee
Viking I - starboard side view of the Viking I at K&K Dock
Viking I - port side view of the Viking I at K&K Dock
USCG Hollyhock Launch
Saturday, January 25th
The USCG Hollyhock was launched at Marinette Marine on Saturday, January 25. The tugs Erika Kobasic and Krystal were on hand to assist in two ways: First they came in a day earlier to break the ice in the launch area and second to handle the Hollyhock once it hit the water. The USCG Mobile Bay also came a day early to assist with the ice breaking. The Kobasic and Mobile Bay worked as a team to clear the ice from the launch area. With the Erika Kobasic in front of the Mobile Bay, it used its propellors to flush the broken up ice back to the Mobile Bay. The Mobile Bay then used its aerators, which are air compressors that push air out of vents in the side of the ship near the waterline, and its propellors to flush the ice completely out of the area.
On the ways on Jan. 17 prior to launch
A bit more complete as it sits on the ways on Jan. 23
Erika Kobasic and Krystal at Marinette Marine after breaking ice
USCG Mobile Bay heads up the Menominee River
Close-up of the Mobile Bay's bow breaking ice
Erika Kobasic uses its propellors to flush ice back to Mobile Bay
Mobile Bay uses its aerators to help flush the ice out of the launch area
...and uses its propellors to finish the job
USCG Hollyhock on the ways ready for launch
On its way into the water
Shaking itself off after launch
The launch mechanism sits empty after the launch
...And now for the ships:
Chios Pride - Our first ship of the season in the ice beyond the lighthouse is carrying pig iron for Marinette Fuel & Dock on April 8
Erika Kobasic - breaks ice for the Chios Pride beyond the lighthouse
Erika Kobasic - Close-up of the tug as it breaks free of the ice field
Chios Pride - The Erika Kobasic heads for Escanaba while the Selvick tugs, Jimmy L and Jacqueline Nicole, prepare to take the Chios Pride into the Menominee River
Chios Pride & Tugs - Close-up of the Jimmy L, Chios Pride & Jacqueline Nicole
Chios Pride - passing the lighthouse with the tugs assisting
Chios Pride - in the Menominee River
Chios Pride - Safely moored alongside the craneship, William H. Donner, at Marinette Fuel & Dock
Pere Marquette 41 - Delivers a load of limestone to Marinette Fuel & Dock on April 15, then stayed to load pig iron debris
Catherine Desgagnes - unloaded pig iron at Marinette Fuel & Dock on April 17
Vancouverborg - at K&K East Dock with a load of wood pulp on April 20
Vancouverborg - at K&K West Dock after unloading pulp on April 22
USCG Fir - In the bay of Green Bay during sea trials on April 22
Vancouverborg - Turning around in the Menominee River prior to daparture on April 22
Vancouverborg - In the river making the turn below Menominee Paper Co.
Jimmy L - gives the Vancouverborg one final push as it makes the turn
USCG Mobile Bay - replaces navigation buoys in the bay of Green Bay off Menominee on April 26
Calumet - Heads into Menominee River on a windy April 30 with coal for Menominee Paper Co.
Calumet - passes Menominee North Pier Lighthouse
Calumet - Close-up in the Menominee River
Calumet - unloads coal at Menominee Paper Co.
Vlistborg - unloads wood pulp at K&K Warehouse West Dock on May 4
Kwintebank - unloads pulp at K&K East Dock on May 6
Kwintebank - moves up to the K&K West Dock to finish unloading
Kwintebank - Stern view while unloading at K&K West Dock
Milk and Honey - A Palmer Johnson-built luxury yacht returns from sea trials on May 6. It is being fitted out at K&K East Dock
Milk and Honey - Stern view heading upriver to its temporary fit-out dock
Algosteel - Because of a strong wind it comes in at a strange angle on May 8
Algosteel - backs into the Menominee River with a load of salt for Marinette Fuel & Dock
Algosteel - This angle shows it wasn't really that close to the pier
Algosteel - Close-up backing into the Menominee River
Algosteel - Bow view backing into the Menominee River
Thekla - Heads upriver to K&K West Dock with wood pulp on May 9
Thekla - A view from across the river while at K&K West Dock
Thekla - View from astern at K&K West Dock
Victoriaborg - Waits in the fog off the lighthouse with pulp for K&K Warehouse on May 10
Victoriaborg - passes Menominee North Pier Lighthouse after the fog lifts
Victoriaborg - Close-up in Menominee River
Victoriaborg - Unloads at a busy K&K East Dock
Victoriaborg - at K&K West Dock
Victoriaborg - Leaves Menominee on May 12 as the Catherine Desgagnes waits
Victoriaborg - passes Menominee North Pier lighthouse as it leaves
Catherine Desgagnes - leaves Menominee on May 13 after unloading pig iron at Marinette Fuel & Dock the day before
Algosteel - backs into the river with another load of salt for Marinette Fuel & Dock on May 14
Algosteel - Bow view backing into the river on this return trip
Algosteel - backs into Marinette Fuel & Dock
Algosteel - Its stern comes to rest close to the William H. Donner
Algosteel - Unloading salt at Marinette Fuel & Dock
Algosteel - wide view unloading at Marinette Fuel & Dock
Ziemia Chelminska - unloads pig iron at Marinette Fuel & Dock on May 17
Ziemia Chelminska - Close-up of area damaged reportedly from striking the wall at Lock 7 while upbound in the Welland Canal
Ziemia Chelminska - being towed out of the Menominee River on May 19
Ziemia Chelminska - being turned around in the bay of Green Bay prior to departure on May 19
Virginiaborg - unloads pulp at K&K West Dock on May 22
Virginiaborg - leaves Menominee on May 23
Virginiaborg - approaches lighthouse on its way out of the river
Virginiaborg - Past the lighthouse and on its way
Vancouverborg - unloads pulp at K&K West Dock on June 6
Catherine Desgagnes - unloads pig iron at Marinette Fuel & Dock on June 8
Volmeborg - unloads pulp at K&K West Dock on June 11
Menominee - unloads wood pulp at Marinette Fuel & Dock on June 14 (see additional photos titled "Man Overboard" at the bottom of this page...you won't want to miss these!!!
Kwintebank - unloads pulp at K&K East Dock on June 29 (yes, that is a port-side list)
Kwintebank - unloads at a very busy K&K East Dock
Kwintebank - unloads at K&K West Dock early that evening
Agawa Canyon - Heads past the lighthouse with more salt for Marinette Fuel & Dock on July 2
Agawa Canyon - Close-up in the Menominee River
Agawa Canyon - Bow close-up while entering the river
Agawa Canyon - unloads salt at Marinette Fuel & Dock
Catherine Desgagnes - unloaded pig iron at Marinette Fuel & Dock on July 3 (no picture)
Gregory J. Busch - loads stone onto barge STC-2004 behind Marinette Fuel & Dock on July 3
Gregory J. Busch - Close-up while loading stone
Virginiaborg - unloads pulp at K&K West Dock on July 9
Vechtborg - unloads pulp at K&K West Dock on July 16 (view from across river)
Vechtborg - Close-up unloading at K&K West Dock
Vechtborg - Unloading rig with a bale of wood pulp
Vechtborg - A closer look at the hooked unloading rig
Vechtborg - Another view at K&K West Dock
Vechtborg - A view from about 1/2 - mile away
Vechtborg - stays in port to load a cargo of a different kind of pulp on July 18
Vechtborg - Close-up while loading
USCG Fir - heads down the Menominee River on her way to Astoria, Oregon
Adimon - unloads pig iron at Marinette Fuel & Dock on July 28 (arrived on July 25)
Adimon - Close-up
Adimon - Stern View
Adimon - Stern deckhouse close-up
Menominee - loads pulp at K&K East Dock on July 31
Menominee - Menominee and old carferry, Viking I, at K&K Dock
Catherine Desgagnes - unloaded pig iron at Marinette Fuel & Dock on August 1
Calumet - unloaded a partial load of coal at Menominee Paper on August 3 (no picture)
Virginiaborg - unloaded wood pulp at K&K on August 10 (no picture)
Kwintebank - unloading at K&K West Dock on August 17
Catherine Desgagnes - unloads pig iron at Marinette Fuel & Dock on August 18
Kwintebank - Turns around on August 19 to load a different type of pulp
USCG Sequoia - Stern view on the ways prior to its August 23 launch
USCG Sequoia - Bow view on the ways
USCG Sequoia - at Marinette Marine after its August 23 launch
USCG Sequoia - Stern view at its dock after launch
Volmeborg - unloaded a partial load of pulp at Marinette Fuel & Dock for K&K Warehouse on September 2 (no picture)
Catherine Desgagnes - unloaded pig iron at Marinette Fuel & Dock on September 6 (no picture)
Vlieborg - Unloads a partial load of wood pulp at Marinette Fuel & Dock for K&K Warehouse on September 9
Vlieborg - A load of baled wood pulp is lifted from the ship by a crane on the William H. Donner
Vlieborg - ...and onto a waiting truck
Rio Glory - unloads pig iron at Marinette Fuel & Dock on September 15
Rio Glory - Former name "Darya Kamal" is visible under its current name
Darya Kamal - The Rio Glory as it last appeared in Marinette in August 2000
Vancouverborg - unloads pulp at K&K East Dock on September 15
Rio Glory - partially empty on September 16 (be sure to check the "Rio Glory Departure" at the bottom of this page to see the adventure when it departed in a vicious crosswind)
Mackinaw - was in the bay of Green bay off Menominee Sept. 24 & 25 (don't know why)
Edwin H. Gott - Passing the lighthouse on its way to Sturgeon Bay for repairs on Sept. 28
Edwin H. Gott - Another view (not technically a Menominee & Marinette ship, but...)
Kwintebank - Heads into the inner harbor with a load of wood pulp on Oct. 7 at sunrise
Catherine Desgagnes - unloaded pig iron at Marinette Fuel & Dock on Oct.7 (no picture)
Catherine Desgagnes - Turning in the river after unloading pig iron at Marinette Fuel & Dock on Oct. 26
Catherine Desgagnes - Wide view as she turns next to the craneship, William H. Donner
Catherine Desgagnes - Continuing her turn (Looking up-river from the Lighthouse pier)
Catherine Desgagnes - Note water being pumped out on both sides of the ship (water is pumped out of the ballast tanks to raise the front end of the ship so she can make the turn inside the harbor)
Catherine Desgagnes - Turned around and heading out of the Menominee River
Catherine Desgagnes - Outbound past Menominee North Pier Lighthouse
Amelia Desgagnes - Unloads pig iron at Marinette Fuel & Dock on Oct. 29
Adimon - On the horizon at daybreak on Nov. 5
Adimon - The Selvick tug, Jimmy L, approaches the Adimon
Adimon - The tug, Carla Anne Selvick, heads for the Adimon off the Menominee North Pier Lighthouse
Adimon - heads into the river with both tugs in attendance
Adimon - The procession approaches the lighthouse
Adimon - Close-up inside the piers
Adimon - Stern view heading up-river
Adimon - Heading for Marinette Fuel & Dock with a load of pig iron
Volmeborg - Approaches the lighthouse on the afternoon of Nov. 5
Volmeborg - Passing the Menominee North Pier Lighthouse with a load of wood pulp for K&K Warehouse
Volmeborg - Wide view passing the lighthouse
Volmeborg - Close-up at the mouth of the Menominee River
Volmeborg - Stern view heading up-river
Volmeborg - Passes the Adimon which is being unloaded by the cranes on the William H. Donner
Volmeborg - Close-up of the bows of the Volmeborg, Adimon, and William H. Donner
Selvick Tugs - Jimmy L and Carla Anne Selvick head past Menominee North Pier Lighthouse to assist the Prinsenborg into port under a beautiful early dawn sky
Prinsenborg - The Prinsenborg tow nears Menominee North Pier Lighthouse on Nov. 10
Prinsenborg - Being towed stern-first into the Menominee River inner harbor. The Prinsenborg is only six months old, is approximately 465-ft. long by 72-ft. wide.
Prinsenborg - Close-up bow-view after passing through the Ogden Street Bridge
Prinsenborg - Docked at K&K East Dock
Prinsenborg - Shoreside view docked at K&K
Prinsenborg - Stern view from across the river. Note the vertically stacked hatch covers at the front & rear
Prinsenborg - A bale of pulp is lifted from a waiting truck and loaded onboard the Prinsenborg
USCG Sequoia - Sea Trials in the bay of Green Bay on Nov. 11
USCG Sequoia - Another view of Sea Trials
Prinsenborg - Still loading Nov. 11
Prinsenborg - Ready to leave on Nov. 13, but held in port by high winds and low water
Prinsenborg - Finally on her way as the sun sets on Friday Nov. 14
Pere Marquette 41 - Stern view of the tug Undaunted that pushes the Pere Marquette 41 barge. Here it unloads limestone at Marinette Fuel & Dock on Nov. 19
Pere Marquette 41 - A ragged old flag flies over the bow of the barge at sunset (the flag is on the dock)
Varnebank - Made its first appearance in Menominee with a load of pulp for K&K Warehouse on Nov. 19
Victoriaborg - Backs into the Menominee River Harbor with a load of steel for K&K Warehouse on Nov. 20
Victoriaborg - Joins (from Right to Left) Manitowoc, Viking I and Varnebank at K&K Warehouse
Victoriaborg - At K&K East Dock ready to unload
Victoriaborg - Joins (from Left to Right) William H. Donner, Viking I and Varnebank
Viking I - Viking I at its new position at the dock at K&K warehouse
Varnebank - Turned around and now loading a different kind of wood pulp on Nov. 21
Varnebank & Viking I - Varnebank and Viking I at K&K Warehouse dock
Gregory J. Busch & Barge - Load pig iron debris at Marinette Fuel & Dock on Dec. 4
Gregory J. Busch - Close-up of the tug
Catherine Desgagnes - Unloads one of the last loads of pig iron for this year at Marinette Fuel & Dock on Dec. 5
Manitowoc & Viking I - The old railroad float barge and the carferry have been moved to K&K East Dock for the winter
Kwintebank - At K&K West Dock (from about 1/2-mile up-river) shortly after arriving on Dec. 11
Kwintebank - Wide view from across the Menominee River
Kwintebank - The unloading apparatus is lowered by crane
Kwintebank - Crewmembers position the unloading apparatus over the hold
Kwintebank - A bale of pulp is lifted from the hold
Amelia Desgagnes - Unloading pig iron at Marinette Fuel & Dock on Dec. 14
Amelia Desgagnes - Wide view in the ice unloading
Pere Marquette 41 - Loads a pile of boulders at Marinette Fuel & Dock on Dec. 16
Pere Marquette 41 - Bow view showing stone already loaded aboard
Pere Marquette 41 - Crane aboard the tug/barge gets ready to grab a load
Calumet - unloaded coal at Menominee Paper Co. in the early morning hours on Dec. 19 (no picture)
This Should Be the last ship for 2003 in Menominee & Marinette
The Launch of the Staten Island Ferry
Guy V. Molinari
At Marinette Marine on Sept. 20
The newest Staten Island Ferry was launched by Marinette Marine on Saturday afternoon. The Guy V. Molinari was christened by his daughter, Susan, who, along with her father, Guy V. Molinari, and New York City Mayor Michael R. Bloomberg, was among the dignitaries on hand for the event.
An estimated crowd of between three and four thousand people lined both sides of the Menominee River to view the launch. After a round of speeches, the champagne bottle crashed against the ship and it hit the water shortly before 3:30 PM (CDT).
Please forgive the quality of these photos. I was shooting directly into a bright sun and this is as good as I could get. Thanks.
The ferry was "walked out" to the launch area on Sept.6
The twin pilothouses are added by Sept. 10
The ferry is being painted on Sept. 12
The Coast Guard is on hand to control water traffic
The Menominee County Sheriff Dept. is also on hand doing the same
The tug, Erika Kobasic, will handle one end of the ferry
The tug, William C. Selvick, will handle the other end
The new ferry on the ways prior to launch
Many small craft are on hand to watch the launch
Part of the crowd (estimated at 3000 - 4000 people) who also turned out
Another of the support craft on hand for the launch
...and another
The christening ceremony is about to begin
The Guy V. Molinari hits the water
The ferry rights itself
Close-up of the now-righted ferry
The ferry drifted almost to the middle of the river before stopping
The draft marks show it is drawing slightly more than 10-feet of water
Post Launch Photos:
Guy V. Molinari with "Staten Island Ferry" painted on side on Sept. 23
A brighter view of the newly painted ship
Close-up of "Staten Island Ferry" painted on its side
Close-up of name "Guy V. Molinari" and "New York City" painted toward stern
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